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#1 Bouyed up by his success in effecting a ceasefire in Gazoo, President Mohamed Morsi has acted the wrong way -- he has given himself sweeping powers in a move that the opposition calls "a coup against legitimacy"

He was going to do it sooner or later. This was the perfect time; essentially cutting the White House off at the knees.